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#FakeClip

Everything the desk has filed on Fake Clip.

Screenshot of the viral video showing Charli XCX clapping at the MTV VMAs, later identified as a Nirvana clip.

Charli XCX Taylor Swift VMAs Fake Clip Fact Check

Social media users were buzzing over a clip that appeared to capture Charli XCX reacting to Taylor Swift at the 2026 MTV VMAs, but fact‑checkers have confirmed the footage is a hoax, stitched from an unrelated Nirvana acceptance speech.

28 Sept 20262 min